This photograph is of my mother and eldest sister who were the cloakroom attendants at the Fiesta for a number of years. Because they were staff it allowed me free entry to the club as their guest on many occasions. The Lipthorpe brothers brought a mecca of entertainment to our area for which I and many other patrons were truly grateful. Sadly now gone but magic memories will always remain.
Photograph and details courtesy of John Robson.
I remember these lovely ladies very well,they were always so nice and pleasant . I spent many happy times, sometimes twice a week, in the Fiests. Does anyone remember Jimmy Parker who greeted you and found a table for you,he married a girl called Elaine ??
Yes remember these ladies very well, even Mum and Dad spoke about them when they visited the Fiesta, always polite and always overworked with the late nights. Little did I know then that John’s mother would become known to me through working with John on the Glebe Estate. He then was my best man in February 1970. The Fiesta was one of those places that was just right for the times but slowly declined to become other establishments such as Black Cats, a poor imitation at best and short lived. The Fiesta and Titos were the premier clubs closely followed by the Le Ronde at Billingham and the Madison in Middlesbrough/Newcastle. Mr Lipthorpe married one of our neighbours from Glaisdale Avenue and lived in a large house near Ropner Park, must have been a profitable business – Thanks Mr Lipthorpe and John Robson great memories of a time gone by.